diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageContextDataflowToPanel.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageContextDataflowToPanel.java
index b097a8a7e307..de31282b0cca 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageContextDataflowToPanel.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageContextDataflowToPanel.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class UsageContextDataflowToPanel extends UsageContextPanelBase {
   public void updateLayoutLater(@Nullable final List<UsageInfo> infos) {
     if (infos == null) {
       removeAll();
-      JComponent titleComp = new JLabel(UsageViewBundle.message("select.the.usage.to.preview"));
+      JComponent titleComp = new JLabel(UsageViewBundle.message("select.the.usage.to.preview"), SwingConstants.CENTER);
       add(titleComp, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       revalidate();
     }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/impl/UsageContextCallHierarchyPanel.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/impl/UsageContextCallHierarchyPanel.java
index 1a23bd105882..21e87427e6b3 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/impl/UsageContextCallHierarchyPanel.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/impl/UsageContextCallHierarchyPanel.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class UsageContextCallHierarchyPanel extends UsageContextPanelBase {
 
     removeAll();
     if (element == null) {
-      JComponent titleComp = new JLabel(UsageViewBundle.message("select.the.usage.to.preview"));
+      JComponent titleComp = new JLabel(UsageViewBundle.message("select.the.usage.to.preview"), SwingConstants.CENTER);
       add(titleComp, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       revalidate();
     }
diff --git a/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsagePreviewPanel.java b/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsagePreviewPanel.java
index f2ce66881d39..a9f48312cb07 100644
--- a/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsagePreviewPanel.java
+++ b/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsagePreviewPanel.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class UsagePreviewPanel extends UsageContextPanelBase {
     if (infos == null) {
       releaseEditor();
       removeAll();
-      JComponent titleComp = new JLabel(UsageViewBundle.message("select.the.usage.to.preview"));
+      JComponent titleComp = new JLabel(UsageViewBundle.message("select.the.usage.to.preview"), SwingConstants.CENTER);
       add(titleComp, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       revalidate();
     }